WELL, we may have had swimmer Jo Jackson doing Richmondshire proud at the last Olympics, but there’s to be no chance of similar World Cup glory for Leyburn’s own Michael Dawson, after the inform Spurs defender was left out of Fabio Capello’s final 23.

Spectator hopes Capello’s penchant for injury-prone Londoners instead of sturdy, no-nonsense North Yorkshire stock doesn’t come back to haunt him.

Let them speak
SPECTATOR had to rub his eyes at reading that the Toryled North Yorkshire County Council wants to insist that residents should collect 30,000 names, or five per cent of the population, to force an issue to be discussed at full council?

Maybe members should look for inspiration to the North Yorkshire coast? Redcar and Cleveland Council seems to want more members of the public to voice their opinion.

Admittedly, this is not quite the same, but questions can be put to all the councillors by sending them in ten days in advance.